Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-10-21
coMMONICATIox.

scription of the elegantly appointed
and equipped train that is bearing the
Presidential party on their great West
ern and Southern tour, about which SO
much has been said and written. The
train consists of three pullman cars,
connected in such way that one can
wall from one end to the other with
out opening door or being exposed
to the weather or other discomfort,
and the coaches are richly and fashion
ably furnished and upholstered, among
the articles being beautiful bed room,
center table, inIaid writing desk, sofas,
rocking chairs, barber chairs, and
several large mirrors tovsay nothing of 7
bathroom and smoking compartment,
and to cap the climax, the cars are
heated by steam from the locomotive
and furnished with electric lights from
the same source. Washington has
certainly never before seen such a
splendidly outfitted train. Geo. NJ
Pullman gave his personal attention to
the details, and the outlay is said to
represent a capital of 100000, and it
is further stated that the President
will be at an expense of $4,000 for
the trip. The party consisted of the
President and Mrs. Cleveland, Private
Secretary Lamont, two or three per-
sonal friends Of Mr.. Cleveland, and
three representatives of the press. A
great crowd assembled at the Balti-
more and Potomac depot to see the dis
| |tinguished travellers depart, Secretaries
Bayard, Endicot and Whitney being
of the number. The floral favors to
Mrs. Cleveland were lavish and rarely
beautiful.
An important act of the President
before leaving was the appointment Of
Secretary Bayard and Messrs W. L.
Putnam. Of Maine, and Jas. B. Angel
Of Michigan, to act as Commission in
the adjustment of the question Of the
fisheries troubles with our northern
neighbors. All of these gentlemen
have had sufficient diplomatic training
in positions of public trust to warrant
the belief, that if satisfactory SETTLE
ment Of the international controversy
is possible, the country may confidently
expect such result at their hands,
consummation devoutly to be wished.
At the last Cabinet meeting the
financial situation was exhaustively
discussed, with the purpose to provide
against possible recurrence of the re-
cent stringency in the commercial
world, and decided difference of opin-
ion was developed~ regarding the au-
thority of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to purchase bonds rot required for
the sinking fund-the result being that
it was determined to refer the matter
to the decision &C he Attorney Gen.
eral, in case there should apparently
arise the necessity of such action on
the part of the Secretary, to relieve
the money market.
1t appears that che monetary alarm
was more a matter of imagination than
reality, generally speaking, for the very
simple reason that the volume of cur
rency was increased seventy five million
dollars last year, which goes to show
that the business interests Of the coun-
try are in healthy condition.
| 1t is calculated at the Treasury that
the Government has saved in interest
by the payment Of bonds under the
circular of last month the handsome
sum of s3,200.00Q-not to mention
the probably immense financial losses
: it prevented individuals from suffering.
The Naval Board has concluded to
lconstruct at Norfolk the 5000 ton bat.
tleship, authorized by the act of Con
gress, at cost of $2,376, 900, which is
S125,000 less than the appropriation
provides. 1t will take about eighteen
months to finish the work on this
great monster of the deep.
The organization of department
clerks into State Associations. of
which there are several, has been the
occasion Of one Of the most sensational
episode of the present Administration
These organizations partake Of poIit,
ical as well as a social characteristic
real object being to protect the mem
bers in their official positions On be
, ing invited to address the Illinoi,
} Democratic Association, Civil Servic,
Commissioner Oberly not only declined
' to accept the compliment, but wrot'
the "Suckers" long letter, informin;
them that the existence Of their Associ
alton is violation of the civil servic
act, and admonishing the members tina
for such infraction they are liable t
the penalties of the law.
At his death, the late Samuel En-
worth left an endowment fund of ovt